Letter to the Editor: JH Ranch

I have been following the debate regarding the JH Ranch expansion and am struck by three things.

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By Linda Bishop,Quartz Valley

Siskiyou Daily News, Yreka, CA

By Linda Bishop,Quartz Valley

Posted Apr. 9, 2014 at 8:21 AM

By Linda Bishop,Quartz Valley

Posted Apr. 9, 2014 at 8:21 AM

I have been following the debate regarding the JH Ranch expansion and am struck by three things. The people who own JH Ranch behave like the 1 percent of Americans that exhibit a sense of entitlement, as though they can make up their own rules. The remaining 99 percent of us follow the rules set forth by our county legislators so that there is fairness and order in our daily lives. We do not have politicians in our pockets nor banks of lawyers that try to change the rules. Nor do we try to buy off those who would otherwise enforce the laws. Secondly, it amazes me that they do not realize that no one would have cared, or possibly even noticed, had they complied with the original level of occupancy agreed to with the county. The thing that happens when groups become greedy is ... that people start to notice and pay attention. And last but not least, they purport to be Christians. Really? I don’t think Jesus Christ would approve of their behavior, which has included rudeness towards some of our residents, littering at Shackleford Falls and smacks of dishonesty in answering allegations regarding compliance.